This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 335 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 335 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Define:Parallelism A) The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc. B) Repetition of conjunctions in close succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc. 2. Which is the best explanation for the quote "1 in 300 pitbulls find a home, and 599 are killed" (adopt.org). A) This is an example of ethos because the website is credible. B) This is an example of logos because the author gives facts to make us feel bad about the number of dogs killed. C) This is logos because there are numbers in it. D) This is an example of pathos because it says the word "killed". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This is logos because there are numbers in it. 3. Identify the LF: "I've been single since Covid started. I guess people are afraid of germs and that's why I can't get a date." A) Hasty Generalization. B) Bandwagon. C) False Causation. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False Causation. 4. What is the figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable? A) Metaphor. B) Metonymy. C) Synecdoche. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 5. The way a speaker wants his audience to feel during his/her speech A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Symbol. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 6. The definition of rhetoric is? A) To speak to the masses. B) Language that is written for speeches. C) The art of persuasion. D) The are of sounding intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The art of persuasion. 7. Revise this sentence so that it is grammatically correct:If you want to work here send us your resume. A) If, you, want to work here send us your resume. B) If you want to, work here send us your resume. C) If you want to work here send, us, your resume. D) If you want to work here, send us your resume. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If you want to work here, send us your resume. 8. What is the purpose of personification in writing? A) To distract the reader. B) To confuse the reader. C) To make concepts and objects appear more vivid. D) To make inanimate objects appear less vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make concepts and objects appear more vivid. 9. Du Bois was notable for his use of ..... when proposing arguments. A) Props. B) Demonstrations. C) Data. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Data. 10. Shoot, I don't want to ..... my place in line. A) Loose. B) Loss. C) Lose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lose. 11. Narrator speaks in"you." This is an extremely rare case inAmerican literature. (More for non-fiction, like in a newspaper). A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second person. 12. Which rhetorical appeal involves using clear, rational thoughts and examples? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 13. "I have spent my entire career developing this software that will significantly improve productivity." Identify which appeal is BEST for this sentence. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Nachos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 14. The Writer's Credibility-the writer provides evidence to the audience that he is credible (believable/trustworthy) and knowledgeable about the subject matter A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 15. Choose the correct sentence: A) The man with shaky hands picked up the box of books. B) The man picked up the box of books with shaky hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man with shaky hands picked up the box of books. 16. Greta's main messages are very short-duration and don't drag on. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Communication is a process that has 8 components. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Which logical fault is this:Everyone knows that, without our culture's religion, we all would be like lost sheep. A) Ad hominem. B) Conspiracy theory. C) Exaggeration. D) False certainty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False certainty. 19. The appeal of Ethos might use ..... to try to persuade a person A) Numbers. B) Famous people. C) Emotional words. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Famous people. 20. Describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish A) Parody. B) Pedantic. C) Periodic Sentence. D) Personification. 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